SME housebuilders once delivered more than a third of the UK’s housing supply — but according to Nick from PPR Estates, the sector is now facing “economic collapse”.

In this interview with Property Investor News, we discuss:

• Why SME developers are struggling
• How planning delays destroy viability
• Why small sites face disproportionate bureaucracy
• Nutrient neutrality and planning contradictions
• Why finance is becoming harder to access
• The case for zonal planning reform
• How regeneration and adaptive reuse could unlock housing delivery

If the UK wants to hit its housing targets, can it afford to ignore SME developers?

Read the interview with Nick here: https://property-investor-news.com/article/investor_interview/2026/04/10/is_sme_housebuilding_on_the_cusp_of_extinction.html